NEWSLETTER - 02/02/07

Hey Groovers,

As we speak Field Commander Foggo and Mistress of Lerve Vickey are
setting up base camp in the U S of A for a much deserved 3 weeks of
eating fried food, drinking weak beer and experiencing long delays
in using the local public tranport system. Luckily, they are going
to Nashville at some point, meaning Foggo's extensive CD collection
of boot scooting, mechanical bull riding country music is just about
to get a major overhaul. Let's hope he doesn't pick up any more
William Shatner albums at the same time.

Lots happening this weekend, lets kick off!

VS(MARVEL AND DC)TRADEABLE CARD GAME

It was one of the BIGGEST weekends for VS in a while, and that will
only get bigger. Last Friday saw the running or the 3rd annual
Australia Day Cup. 19 fit VS players fronted up with Golden Age
power and after 6 rounds plus a top 8 play off Luke Bartter added
his name to other VS greats such as Alex Antonies and Adrianna
Xenides by taking out the title, taking home 3 boxes of VS for his
trouble. Peoples Front of Judea operative Sam Kassis came in 9th,
winning the right to challenge Arkham for a free entry into 2
flights of the upcoming Marvel Team Up Sneak Preview(details below)
but when told of this chickened out, saying that, and I quote, "I
think I hear my mummy calling me". Maybe next week...

And Troy "Louis" Armstrong went 5-0 to win our funky beatdown
tournament on Sunday, taking home some packs and a free entry into
the Marvel Team Up sneak preview. He then went on to lose to Arkham
3-0, but at least he had a go

OK, HEAPS happening in VS in the upcoming weeks. Details as follows:

PRO CIRCUIT SYDNEY LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER!

Where: Sydney Games Centre
Level 1 195a Burwood Rd
Burwood 2134
When: Sunday 4th February. 10.30am rego 11am start
Format: Legions of Superheros sealed
Entry: $35
Prizes: Top 4 receive invites to Pro Circuit Sydney! Boosters and a
fun day of playing VS up as prizes as well, but the kicker is you
get to qualify!

Its sealed, so if you're new to the game you don't have to worry
about getting heaps of cards quick. It also levels the playing field
a little and is HEAPS of fun. We run fun sealed pack events each
Saturday arvo at 4pm so if you're up for practicing or learning the
game drop in. The Pro Circuit has a prize pool of over 250K US, s o
its worth having a go, but more importantly VS is an absolutely fine
game played by a good bunch of people.

The weekend after is the very much anticipated Marvel Team Up Sneak
Preview! Details as follows:

THE MARVEL TEAM UP SNEAK PREVIEW!

When: Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February. 10am rego 10.30am
start morning event.
2.30pm rego 3pm start afternoon event
Format: Marvel Team Up sealed(you get 5 boosters to make a 30 card
minimum deck with)
Entry: $30
Prizes: Playmats, T-shirts, deck tins, promo cards and of course
HEAPS of boosters up as prizes, plus a fun weekend of playing the
hot new VS expansion 2 weeks before it goes on sale. This is the
nuts!

If you pre-register and pay before Friday Night Hobby League 7pm
Friday 9th February you also receive an extra booster when prizes
are given out-how cool!

Then in preparation for the Pro Circuit we're running mini pro
circuit events the 2 weeks leading up to the BIG event. Details as
follows:

PRO CIRCUIT SYDNEY WARM UPS

When: Sunday 18th and Sunday 25th February. Noon start for Silver
Age, 4pm start for LOS draft
Format: Silver Age at noon, LOS draft at around 4pm
Entry: FREE for SA, $15 for LOS draft, or BYO packs
Prizes: Couple of EA's for the constructed, rare picks for draft

We also have some kicking SA decks at the store if you'd like to
borrow them and run your deck through a gauntlet. Avengers,
Brotherhood, Good Guys, Villians United/Arkham being the gauntlet.
Playing a VS constructed then switching to a draft will hopefully
get peoples heads into the PC format switching zone.

And then the Pro Circuit itself rolls into town March 1-4. Last
Chance Qualifiers on Thursday 1st March, the Pro Circuit itself
Friday 2nd, plus HEAPS of PCQ's, sealed events, drafts and other VS
goodness over 4 days of gaming heaven.

This event will be mega, with a MAJOR World of Warcraft and Yugioh
tournament happening along side the Pro Circuit. The only thing
comparable to this NIG event is when the Magic World Championships
where held in Sydney 2002. It will be that big. More details when
they come to hand, but keep March 1-4 free

And finally on VS, we draft each Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm, play
Hobby League Constructed Friday nights from 7pm and have Silver Age
Saturdays each Saturday arvo from 2pm. Its great, get amongst it.

MAGIC THE GATHERING TRADING CARD GAME

Last weekend saw the Planar Chaos Sneak Peek take place over 2 days
at SGC, and the old school returned day 1 with force as Peter
Maylott belted his way to a 4-0 whitewash. Michael Shang went 4-0 on
Sunday to take home the promos, boosters and glory. Well done guys!

The new expasnion is VERY well received and goes on sale TODAY!
Thats right, boosters, fat packs, deck boxes all go on sale as of
now, so don't miss out.

This Sunday we're running a 2 headed giant constructed tournament!
Details as follows:

2 HEADED GIANT CONSTRUCTED

When: Sunday 4th February. 11am rego, 11.30am start
Format: Type 2 Two Headed Giant
Entry: $10 per player($20 per giant)
Prizes: HEAPS of boosters to top 4 teams at least, plus a fun day of
playing 2 headed giant! If you can't play a team mate pop in anyway
and we'll do our best to find one for you.

February 11th sees a return of our monthly Legacy tournament.
February 18th is an Extended tournament, giving everyone a chance to
warm up for Pro Tour Qualifier Yokohama! Yep, the pro tours coming
to the land of the rising sun, and you could be there! Qualifier
details as follows:

QUALIFIER FOR PRO TOUR YOKOHAMA!

WHEN: Sunday 25th February. 10am rego, 10.30am start
WHERE: The Burwood Club
Corner George St & Burwood Rd
Burwood (50 metres from train station)
FORMAT: Extended Constructed
ENTRY: $20
PRIZES: Winner receives either a return ticket to Pro Tour Yokohama
or $375US(winners choice). HEAPS of boosters to top 16 at least,
plus 2 boxes worth of boosters for top 4 amatuers. Extended is HEAPS
of fun, prizes are many, come and play for a chance of Pro Tour
Glory!

Extended is my favourite format, so hopefully I'll be able to play.
Its heaps of fun, the prizes are very generous(especially if you're
an amatuer!)and the chance to play a Pro Tour in our neck of the
woods makes this a must do event!

Also, starting tomorrow we're kicking off our junior Saturday
afternoon tournaments. Each Saturday at 2pm MTG players 14 and under
can pop in to hone their play and deckbuilding skills in an
environment where they get get tips from fine players and play
against kids there own age. Entry is just $6 and everyone wins a
prize.

And don't forget we run $12 booster drafts each Tuesday and Thursday
from 6pm, and Friday Night Magic each Friday at 6.30pm.

Magic is the game of the ages. Its fun, has a mega player pool, has
organised play levels for all players and is easy to learn. If you'd
like a demo cruise in anytime for a game, you'll love it!

YUGIOH TRADEABLE CARD GAME

Kevin Luong, though only 12, bashed everyone real good to go 4-0 to
win last Saturdays OPEN hobby league! His brother Andy(who is older)
came in second. These guys are both excellent duelists and top
people. Great work. I can't remember who won the 13 and under event,
but there where 21 players and the dueling was intense. So whoever
won, top job!

This Saturday Hobby League is on again, both opens and 13 and under.
Its just $5 to play, UDE sanctioned and everyone wins a prize.

The next YGO Regionals is February 18th and its a 8 slot qualifier!
Details as follows:

FEBRUARY YUGIOH REGIONALS

When: Sunday 18th February. 10am rego, 10.30am start
Format: Advanced Constructed
Entry: $15
Prizes: Winner gets a BOX of boosters! Top 8 get playmats and
invites into the 2007 nationals held at Bondi in June. Booster
prizes to top 8 at least, plus a fun day of playing and trading
YUGIOH!

Then the following weekend LOOK OUT! Its the Sneak preview of the
new YGO expansion Strike of Neos! Details as follows:

When: Saturday & Sunday 24th & 25th February. 10am rego 10.30am
start morning flights, 2pm rego 2.30pm start afternoon flight
Format: SON sealed
Entry: $30 per flight
Prizes: Heaps of boosters up as prizes, plus everyone wins a promo
card from the new set, plus you have a fun time playing with the new
expansion at least 1 week before it goes on sale!!!

Anyone playing all 4 flights wins a YGO T-Shirt plus 8 boosters of
the new expansion!

Yugioh is going great. Big events most Saturdays, a great range of
single available in store and at tournaments, cruise in and have
some fun!

NARUTO COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

Naruto veteran Eric bashed everyone with his ninja skills to win
last Saturdays Naruto tournament. This was Erics comeback event
after an exploding can of coke wiped out most of his collection.
Good win Eric, good to have you back again, and winning!

This Satutday our weekly tournament is on again, details as follows:

When: Every Saturday 2pm rego, 2:30 start.
What: Constructed Format
Entry: $6
Prizes: Naruto boosters!

Then on February 11th we're running our first ever Naruto win a box
tournament! Details as follows:

NARUTO WIN A BOX!

When: Sunday 11th February. 1pm rego, 1.30pm start
Format: Constructed(cards from base set and coils allowed)
Entry: $10
Prizes: Winner takes home a box of base set boosters! Boosters to
top 4 at least, plus cracked rare picks and a fun afternoon playing
Naruto are up as prizes

The Naruto sanctioning kicks in in February so you can follow your
progress through the weeks and see how you shape up against the rest
of the players in your area. Its fun, easy to play and with the
second expansion Coils of the Snake making a good game even better
nows a great time to pop in and check it out

WORLD OF WARCRAFT COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

This Sunday sees a first for WOW ccg players in Sydney-an Fight the
Dragon team tournament! This will be heaps of fun, details as
follows:

FIGHT DA DRAGON TEAM TOURNAMENT!

When: Sunday 4th February. Noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: 4 player teams FIGHT DA DRAGON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 players play
their regular decks(must be same faction-horde or alliance)and 4th
member plays the Dragon against other teams.
Entry: $10 per player-$40 per team
Prizes: Onyxia Raid deck plus boosters to the winning team! Boosters
and a fun day of WoW for everyone else.

If you don't have a team I know of at least 2 players looking to
join up with others, so don't let the "my team mates let me down"
excuse stop you from coming in and having a fine time, we'll try to
find a team for you!

We draft WOW each Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6pm, as well as
squeeze in some fun casual play as well. Then we run WOW hobby
league, complete with sexy WOW HL promos each Saturday arvo from
2pm. Its fun, sanctioned and everyone wins a prize. Thanks to Obiwow
Foggobi we also have a fine collection of WOW singles available as
well, plus infi starters, boosters and Raid decks.

Its hard to imagine WOW CCG is still just 3 months old. Base set is
still the only set, but players are evenywhere. If you want a demo
and to get in early on the next big thing, cruise in anytime for a
game. It rocks.

STAR TREK 2ND EDITION COLELCTABLE CARD GAME

Things have been a little quiet on the Trek front lately, so we're
sprucing things up by running a win a box tournament! Details as
follows:

TREK WIN A BOX TOURNAMENT

When: Sunday 4th March. Noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $12
Prizes: Wiiner takes home glory plus a Captains Log booster box,
plus a specially hand crafted trophy similar to the one on Claytons
mantle piece as we speak. Boosters and promos across the board, but
more importantly a fun day of playing TREK!!!

We also run weekly Trek tournaments each Sunday at 1pm. Its just $5
to play with everyone winning a prize.

The best thing about Trek is actually just PLAYING! The game is
awesome, especially if you like the series. The last 2 expansions
have been focused on Voyager and Enterprise, so coupled with TNG and
DS9 in the first expansions you can pretty much play any team you
want, from any series, and be competitive. The game rocks, the
people who play it are true gamers, and at $4 a booster/$10 a
starter its MEGA cheap. If you'd like a demo pop in and see Kieren
the Klingon. He'll see you right   :)

POKEMON COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

After a BIG weekend in Canberra last weekend, our team of highly
skilled, efficent and very attractive Pokemon event runners are back
in town to run this Sundays Poke league. Entry is $6, its league so
you play all you want from Noon till 3.30pm, and everyone wins a
prize.

Pokemon is still heaps of fun. If you'd like a game pop in Sunday
and have a go.

LEGEND OF THE FIVE RINGS

The second longest running ccg is now having regular fun nights at
SGC every second Thursday night. So if you'd like to have a game
cruise in Thursday February 15th and say hi to Murray, Brent, Keiran
and Rory for some samuri bashing, honour gaining fun.

The latest expasnion, Khans Defiance, is out now and making even
veteran players slobber. Come in and get some before we run out!

DREAMBLADE COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME

Last Thursday night was the sneak preview of the new expansion
Chrysotic Plague. 7 Dreambladers turned up to try to win the Scarab
Warcharm, and at the end of the night The Dark Lord Lindsay Heming
beat Eugine Chin and Daniel Waller to take the title. Lindsay then
went to CanCon and won the Dreamblade 1K tournament there, so he and
his minis had a pretty good week!

Dreamblade is on each Tuesday night from 6.30pm. Its $5 with promo
minis and cracked boosters up as prizes.

And if you'd like to try Dreamblade we're running a learn to play
afternoon February 24th! Details as follows:

When: Saturday arvo from 1.30pm
Format: FUN!
Entry: FREE
Prizes: Everyone who has a go gets an 8 piece warband to play with
then keep! Plus its a fun way to learn a fine minis game which WOTC
are sinking mega $$$ into with both design and organised play, so
why not cruise in and give it a go

MECHWARRIOR COLLECTABLE MINIS GAME

Just reminding everyone that Mechwarrior is on each friday night
from about 6.30pm. its $5 to play with cracked boosters and the
hottest, funkiest LE figures you can get-plus its a fun night out.
If you'd like to play cruise in Fridays and roll some dice.

HORRORCLIX COLLECTABLE MINIS GAME

Horror clix is on tonight at 6.30pm. Entry is just $5, and we have
LE's, cracked boosters and a fun night of playing a funky clix game
up as prizes.

The new expansion, The Lab, is due into us sometime next week, so
that should make a fun game even funkier with new figures into the
mix.

HEROCLIX COLLECTABLE MINIS GAME

A warm and big congratulations to Coz Moreton who won the BIG clix
weekend at CanCon. Coz beat one of the biggest fields of clix
players assembled, and did it with style and grace. Great work Coz!

We were going to do a sealed clix tournament this Sunday, but we're
low on stock! So lets just make it 400pt scenarios. Entry is $5,
kick off at 2pm with everyone winning a prize

NEW IN STORE: Magic, Magic and Magic. Planar Chaos is on sale today
and we have a full range of boosters, fat packs and Theme decks
ready to go. In Dreamblase Chrsotic Plague is also now out, and for
D&D minis players WOTC have reduced the price of there new Blue
Dragon from $70 to $49! In YGO the new Machine Revolt structure deck
is also in, has sold out, then come back in again.

Thats it for this week-lots happening, hopefully we'll see you soon
for a game

Cheers

Chris, Vickey and Kieren